Jessica D. Blankshain
Author's Articles
Called to Testify: Congressional Oversight of the Armed Forces
Called to Testify: Congressional Oversight of the Armed Forces
Committee hearings are a key mechanism by which Congress conducts oversight and shapes defense policy. The expertise Congress chooses to draw upon in these settings can have important implications for the substance of national security choices, the time…
Applying Method to Madness: A User’s Guide to Causal Inference in Policy Analysis
Applying Method to Madness: A User’s Guide to Causal Inference in Policy Analysis
Jessica Blankshain and Andrew Stigler attempt to make the analytical tools frequently used in social science research more “user friendly” by explaining what it means to investigate causality. By providing a reader's guide to social science and policy…
Policy Roundtable: Civil-Military Relations Now and Tomorrow
Policy Roundtable: Civil-Military Relations Now and Tomorrow
Given the number of current and former generals who have been appointed to the Trump administration, TNSR asked a group of experts to share their thoughts on the impact this is having on civil-military relations in America.